Russian wild boar shot by Pa. homeowner

LANCASTER (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says a Russian wild boar was shot by a homeowner.

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Posted Jan. 9, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Posted Jan. 9, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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LANCASTER (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says a Russian wild boar was shot by a homeowner.

Wildlife conservation officer Dennis Warfel told The Intelligencer/Lancaster New Era the thick-haired 100- to 150-pound male boar with tusks was shot with a rifle Friday after being spotted in a homeowner's yard in Holtwood.

There have been no further sightings but the Game Commission is worried about non-native feral pigs getting established in Pennsylvania and urges licensed hunters to shoot such swine on sight.

Warfel said the wild boars can harm ground-nesting birds, crops and people.

He said people without hunting licenses who spot feral pigs should call the Game Commission so an officer could be dispatched to kill the animal.